China News Service, March 25, reported that the first press conference after U.S. President Biden took office is scheduled to be held on the afternoon of March 25, Eastern Time.
This press conference, held only 64 days after taking office, was regarded by the outside world as long overdue.
Biden is expected to face hot issues such as gun violence, anti-Asian discrimination, and a surge in border immigration at the press conference.
The picture shows US President Biden in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington.
According to a report from the US Chinese website, Biden held his first press conference much later than his predecessors. March 25 was the 64th day of his presidency.
Former Presidents Obama and Trump held their first press conferences on the 20th and 27th days respectively.
The White House previously defended that Biden had answered some questions from reporters after many events, and stated that he had been busy responding to the new crown epidemic.
White House Press Secretary Psaki said at a press conference in early March that Biden took office during a historic crisis. There has never been such a pandemic in the United States for decades, and the economic recession has caused countless people to lose their jobs.
"So I think that if his energy and attention have been focused on ensuring that we provide enough vaccines for all Americans and promoting the rescue plan, the American people will definitely understand."
On March 18, local time, a federal building in Anchorage, Alaska, was lowered to half-mast.
U.S. President Biden ordered federal buildings across the United States to fly at half-mast on the same day to commemorate the victims of the Atlanta shooting.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Liu Guanguan
In addition, after the recent mass shooting in Atlanta, Georgia, which killed 8 people, including 6 Asians, the United States set off to stop demonstrations against Asians, and the Biden administration is faced with the thorny issue of hating Asians.
The recent mass shooting in Colorado that killed 10 people has once again focused the nation on the issue of gun violence. Biden has also asked the Senate to advance two legislation aimed at reducing gun violence. These bills have been passed in the House of Representatives.
The surge in illegal immigration at the southern border of the United States, infrastructure plans, and vaccine issues may also become the focus of the press conference.
According to reports, Biden has traveled to Pennsylvania and Georgia recently to promote the measures in the $1.9 trillion bailout bill he signed.
In addition, he will announce a large-scale infrastructure plan in the near future.